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WordPress theme comparison

Blocksy vs Parallel

At a glance

  • Blocksy has more active installs: 300K+, against 200+ for Parallel.
  • On a typical day, Blocksy is downloaded about 3,341 times, Parallel about 0.
  • Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
  • Blocksy was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Apr 5, 2022 for Parallel.
  • Parallel has been around longer: since 2017, against 2019 for Blocksy.

Line by line

Blocksy leads on 3 of 3 comparable lines.

MetricBlocksyParallel
Popular rank#10–
Active installs300K+200+
Downloads, last 30 days168.4K11
Rating5.0(873)5.0(8)
Last release10 days ago4 years ago
Requires PHP7.05.6

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